Wednesday, October 31, 2007

I'm Not There soundtrack

From the Sony Bob Dylan web site:

“The 34-track, Double-CD (as well as an available 4-Piece Vinyl) soundtrack to I'm Not There premieres new interpretations of Bob Dylan songs performed by an eclectic cavalcade of acclaimed and celebrated artists including:

Eddie Vedder
Karen O
Mark Lanegan
Sonic Youth
Iron & Wine
Mason Jennings
Jim James
Ramblin' Jack Elliot
Stephen Malkmus
Jeff Tweedy
Cat Power
Willie Nelson
Jack Johnson
Antony
Sufjan Steven
Los Lobos
John Doe
Yo La Tengo
Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
..And More!

“What makes the soundtrack even more special is the inclusion of two versions of the title track - a new interpretation performed by Sonic Youth and the original recording done by Dylan himself, a rare oft-bootlegged outtake from "The Basement Tapes" sessions in which fans have been asking for an official, pure recording.

“Many of the album's performances even include backing from the Million Dollar Bashers, an ensemble created just for the I'm Not There Original Soundtrack by Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo, which features Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley, Television guitarist Tom Verlaine, Wilco bassist Nels Cline, guitarist Smokey Hormel, keyboardist John Medeski and long-time Bob Dylan band bassist Tony Garnier. Other tracks on the album feature the amazing alternative-country band Calexico backing up artists Jim James, Iron & Wine, Roger McGuinn, and Willie Nelson.”